Rail-support.



No. 763,640. PATENTED JUNE 28, 1904. J. T. SHANNON. RAIL SUPPORT.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 0T.26. 1903..

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UNITED STATES Patented June 28, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

RAIL-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,640, dated June 28,1904. Application led October 26, 1903. Serial No. 178,541. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JOHN T. SHANNON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oonneautville, in the county of Crawford and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inRail-Supports, of which improvement the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inrail-supports, and r'elates more particularly to a chair for holding themain rail and a guard-rail located adjacent thereto.

The object of this invention is to provide a chair in which the main andguard rails may be secured in such a manner that the chances ofaccidental displacement of either of said rails will be reduced to aminimum.

A further object of this invention is to provide a chair which may becheaply constructed and which will be eiiicient in holding the rails inplace. 1

A still further object of this invention is to provide a chair in whichthe rails may be secured any desired distance apart and secured in thesaid position.

WV ith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to behereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in theclaim. Y

In describingthc invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and whereinlike numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout both views, inwhich- Figure 1 is an end elevation of my improved chair with a main andguard rail secured therein. Fig. Qis a plan view thereof.

The reference-numerall indicates the chair, in which the main rail 2 andguard -rail 3 are secured, the said chair resting on and being securedto the cross-tie 4. The chair 1 may be cast; but I prefer to form thesame out of a piece of sheet metal on one end of which the angular ridge5 has been formed. On the -other end the said plate is bent or formedinto the vertical extension 6, and intermediate the length of said platethe same is formed as clearly shown at 7 in Fig. 1.

The forming of the plate 1 as indicated at 7 forms the spaces 8 9, andthe main rail 2 is adapted to be within vthe space 8 and be held thereinby the spike 10 and the angular ridge 5. The one flange of theguard-rail is cut off and is adapted ,to rest in the space 9 and be heldtherein by the track-brace 11, which is secured by the spikes l2 12.Suitable apertures are formed in the chair 1 to permit the spikes 12,12, and 10 to pass therethrough into the tie 4. Her'etofore much dieultyhas been experienced in securing the adjacent iianges of the two rails,and as this was the point at which the strain was on the guardrail mydevice provides a means whereby the guard-rail may be securely held atthis joint and also permits the two rails to be located as near eachother as is desirable.

While I have herein described my invention in detail, it will be obviousthat various changes may be made inthe proportions and details ofconstruction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.Having fully described my invention, what I claimas new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a device of the character described, the combination with lthe mainand guard rails, of a plate upon which the said rails rest, a portion inthe center of said plate formed to receive the adjacent flanges of saidrails, a projection formed on said plate against which one flange of oneof the rails is adapted to rest, a track-brace for securing the other ofsaid rails and a projection formed on the plate adapted to preventdisplacement of said trackbrace, substantially as described.

In testimony Wliereofl have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JOHN T.' SHANNON.

In presence of- DAVID FITZGERALD, IRA FETTERMAN.

